Nonito Donaire beat Raul Martinez today at the Araneta Coliseum.

Donaire, the reigning IBF flyweight champion from Bohol, put the title he
sensationally won against Vic Darchinyan in July of 2007 at stake
against the Mexican-American who said he didn’t come here to lose. But
lost Martinez did as Donaire beat him via a technical knockout in the
fourth round.Donaire and Martinez have faced each other once,
during their young, amateur days in the United States. The Filipino won
that one on points, but even both fighters have a very vague idea of
how it went.After beating Darchinyan, Donaire knocked out Luis
Maldonado in December of 2007, but spent 11 months looking for a fight
until he crushed Moruti Mthalane last November for a 20-1-0 record.Martinez
was the busier fighter last year. He fought four times, and won them
all, fighting as heavy as 117 lbs, and dropping down to 112 for this
one. He considers himself the underdog against Donaire. Abac Cordero - (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)